Betty Abera is a global health specialist and registered pharmacist with over twenty years of experience in expanding access to medicines and vaccines through innovative healthcare delivery models and strategic partnerships.

Betty is the Global Project Director for PharmaLink at PSI Washington, DC, where she leads the introduction of Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Kenya through effective stakeholder engagement, policy advocacy, and resource mobilization. Betty designed a comprehensive framework for concept to delivery of pharmacy-based immunization, focusing on expanding the enabling environment, strengthening pharmacist capacity, developing a digital ecosystem for eLearning, community and data management, fostering public trust and demand generation, creating a sustainable financial model, and generating evidence to support scalability. Betty also supports Viya Health (Social Business) in driving business development initiatives.

Prior to her current role, Betty led social business marketing and product pipeline innovation at PSI Washington, DC, supporting local teams in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. She managed pharmaceutical marketing for GSK in East Africa and oversaw operations for Rite Aid pharmacy chains in Seattle, Washington, while also dedicating a decade to direct patient care. Betty received her pharmacy-based immunization delivery training and certification from the American Pharmaceutical Association in Seattle, Washington. Betty earned her Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry and Pharmacy from the University of Albera, Canada and holds an MBA in International Business from the University of Greenwich, UK.

Hilary Kinka is a global health leader with over ten years of experience managing multi-country projects, building relationships with strategic partners, and providing technical assistance in health systems strengthening, private sector engagement, workforce capacity building, and health financing at the global and country level.

Hilary is the Deputy Project Director for the Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery project and also serves as the Private Sector Engagement Technical Advisor on the Health Systems Accelerator team at PSI.

Hilary has five years of experience living and working in East Africa, during which time she worked very closely with private sector health actors to expand their service offerings, introduced digital health solutions, participated in health financing schemes, and grew their health businesses. Hilary has also worked with governments to improve governance of the private health sector, and she is a champion of digital health solutions. Based out of British Columbia, Canada, Hilary holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC.

Belete Ayalneh is a senior pharmacist with over 15 years of experience in pharmacy practice and public health. Belete specializes in pharmacy services, program management, and policy advocacy with a diverse portfolio of experience as a public health program advisor, practitioner, academician, and researcher.

Adebayo Adebisi is a medical doctor and a development expert with over 15 years of experience in development programs, including immunization, HIV/AIDS, TB, antimicrobial resistance, infection prevention and control and Malaria. He specializes in project management, private sector engagement, and health system strengthening. Adebayo embraces change as a fundamental necessity for organizational growth.

Florence Wachira is a medical doctor with a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, bringing over a decade of clinical experience across both public and private sector, along with more than six years in public health and project management. Florence is passionate about a holistic approach to health, with a strong focus one health equity, effective communication and education, and leadership development